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man and wife

man and wife noun: an opposite-sex married couple.

Noun

man and wife pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An opposite-sex married couple.
    • I now declare you man and wife.

Synonyms of man and wife

Questions about man and wife

What does man and wife mean?
Man and wife means an opposite-sex married couple.
What part of speech is man and wife?
Man and wife is a noun.

Words near man and wife in the dictionary

  1. man about town
  2. man advantage
  3. man alive
  4. man among men
  5. man and boy
  6. man and wife
  7. man ape
  8. man apes
  9. man bag
  10. man bags
  11. man basket

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